PLD vs AMT vs SPG Stock Comparison

Prologis, American Tower and Simon Property Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.41 -5.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.84B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$188.97 +10.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$87.68B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 7, Prologis 2, American Tower 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLDAMTSPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.84B $87.68B $69.14B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 25.8x 14.7x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.5x 28.0x 31.0x AMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +6.6% +10.9% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.7% 31.1% 70.5% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 9.2% 15.6% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 5.1x 5.7x PLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.5% -0.7% +18.4% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -7.9%/yr +7.8%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 28.5% 19.2% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 56/100 55/100 AMT

Percentile Scorecard

PLDAMTSPG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPLDAMTSPG
Valuation 10 #131 of 145 30 #8 of 11 23 #112 of 145
Growth 59 #60 of 144 89 #2 of 10 82 #27 of 144
Profitability 77 #33 of 140 67 #4 of 10 99 #3 of 140
Financial Health 86 #21 of 146 40 #7 of 11 27 #107 of 146
Shareholder Returns 9 #120 of 132 – 46 #72 of 132
Overall 48 56 55
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPLDAMTSPGSPY
1 month -5.7%+10.6%+3.6% -1.0%
3 months -14.4%+13.4%-7.9% +2.9%
6 months -11.0%+6.0%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date -1.0%+7.6%+14.3% +11.4%
1 year +0.5%-0.7%+18.4% +13.1%
3 years +24.3%+15.8%+99.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+5.0%+26.0% +21.5%
5 years -12.2%-33.6%+45.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-7.9%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years +141.2%+63.3%+7.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.2%+5.0%+0.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLDAMTSPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%28.5%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%28.7%18.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.39-0.060.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.020.96 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-46.1%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-2.7%-10.6% -2.5%
52-week high $149.92$194.12$236.69 $779.14
52-week low $122.40$161.11$173.35 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePLDAMTSPG
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 27.0x 25.9xmedian 24.1x 14.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 6.3x 10.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 14.5x 17.7xmedian 16.7x 20.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -256.6xmedian 23.7x 22.2xmedian 18.0x 28.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 8.6xmedian 2.3x 12.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 2.07 0.50median 0.71 0.49median 2.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPLDAMTSPG
Revenue $9.19B $10.94B $6.65B
Gross profit – $10.78B –
Operating income $5.03B $4.90B $3.21B
Net income $4.47B $3.52B $5.45B
Free cash flow -$459.56M $3.96B $2.51B
EPS (diluted) $4.39 $7.29 $14.43
Cash & equivalents $1.77B $1.76B $542.96M
Total debt $36.44B $37.19B $28.25B
Shares (diluted) 957.88M 466.27M 324.96M
Enterprise value $112.88B $80.88B $64.99B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPLDAMTSPG
P/E 28.1x 25.9x 14.7x
P/FCF -256.6x 22.2x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 15.2x 17.5x
P/S 12.8x 8.0x 10.9x
P/B 2.0x 8.6x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -23.6x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 17.7x 20.6x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 25.2x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 16.6x 11.3x 15.1x
EV/FCF -332.1x 31.2x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 21.4x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 0.50 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLDAMTSPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 6.6% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.4% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 4.9% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 20.1% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% 164.5% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 58.7% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.8% 164.5% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 52.1% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 10.1% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.5% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.1% 5.8% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 18.2% -4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLDAMTSPG
Gross margin – 98.5% –
EBITDA margin 85.4% 63.7% 73.3%
Operating margin 54.7% 44.8% 48.3%
Pretax margin 51.9% 36.0% 32.9%
Net margin 45.7% 31.1% 70.5%
FCF margin -5.0% 36.2% 37.7%
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% 52.8% 62.3%
Return on equity 7.7% 34.5% 87.0%
Return on assets 4.5% 5.6% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 9.2% 15.6%
Return on capital employed – 9.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLDAMTSPG
Debt / assets 36.1% 58.8% 71.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 5.1x 5.7x
Debt / FCF -79.3x 9.4x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 83.8% 84.7%
Equity / assets 57.5% 16.2% 15.3%
Interest coverage 4.8x 3.5x 3.1x
Current ratio – 0.4x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLDAMTSPG
Dividend yield 3.3% 3.7% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 3.9% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPLDAMTSPG
Forward P/E 35.5xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.56FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $6.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 -51.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% -0.3% +8.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.99BFY2026 $11.51BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +4.0% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLDAMTSPG
Held by institutions 94.5% 94.4% 93.2%
Institutions holding 1,724 1,743 1,357
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.5% +3.8%
Institutions buying 968 860 679
Institutions selling 531 657 462
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.31 1.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PLDAMTSPG
PLD 1.00 0.25 0.54
AMT 0.25 1.00 0.28
SPG 0.54 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLD, AMT and SPG?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prologis (PLD) $117.84B, American Tower (AMT) $87.68B, Simon Property (SPG) $69.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLD, AMT and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prologis (PLD) 28.0x, American Tower (AMT) 25.8x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Tower (AMT) is cheapest (Prologis (PLD) 35.5x, American Tower (AMT) 28.0x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Simon Property (SPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Prologis (PLD) +7.3%, American Tower (AMT) +6.6%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Prologis (PLD) 45.7%, American Tower (AMT) 31.1%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Prologis (PLD) 5.0%, American Tower (AMT) 9.2%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Prologis (PLD) +0.5%, American Tower (AMT) -0.7%, Simon Property (SPG) +18.4%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr, American Tower (AMT) -7.9%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Prologis (PLD) 20.5%, American Tower (AMT) 28.5%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLD, AMT and SPG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Simon Property (SPG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.